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A white paper sleeve embossed with work by   Icelandic artist Gabriela Fridriksdottir holds a translucent, petal-pink   plastic case containing five 3" discs of "Roots," "Beats," and "Strings";   a collection of Bj÷rk's favorite songs from her albums; "Words," a   booklet of selected lyrics; and an essay by Bj÷rk explaining the genesis   of this set, which manages to use phrases like "taxonomic structure" and   "a new Icelandic modern musical language" without sounding too   ambitiously academic. Scattered throughout are Fridriksdottir's   paintings, sculptures, and illustrations, which mix a playful, organic   sensibility with clean lines that are both futuristic and childlike. They   complement Bj÷rk's work, and especially this project, perfectly, since   Family Tree emphasizes her beginnings as a classically trained but   rebellious young musician and her current incarnation as an artist who   unites the cerebral with the emotional and the avant-garde with the   accessible. Family Tree's detailed packaging is notable not only for its   beauty, but because its very intricacy forces the viewer/reader/listener   to slow down, savor, and contemplate the set's contents instead of   consuming them immediately. This sets the mood for a very personal   experience, which begins with the first disc ù Bj÷rk's greatest hits as   chosen by the artist herself. Technically, there aren't many of her   "hits" on this compilation ù favorites such as "Human Behavior" are   missing here, but appear on the fan-selected Bj÷rk's Greatest Hits (which   was released on the same day as Family Tree). Instead, Bj÷rk opts for   intimate album tracks like "Unravel" and "You've Been Flirting Again."   Even the singles on the collection, such as "All Is Full of Love" and   "Hyperballad," tend toward introspection despite their state-of-the-art   productions. As with the rest of the set, the greatest-hits disc doesn't   pretend to be a democratic representation of her work. Only one track   from Debut, the enchanting "Venus As a Boy," is on the disc, while   Selmasongs: Music From the Motion Picture Dancer in the Dark's   "Scatterheart" and "I've Seen It All" both made the cut (and deservedly   so ù the only problem with Bj÷rk's Greatest Hits is that it didn't   include either of these songs). Instead, Family Tree is an unrepentantly   subjective look at Bj÷rk's work from the past two decades, going back to   some of her earliest recordings. Though "Roots" doesn't include anything   from her 1977 self-titled album or her jazz effort Gling Glo, it does   feature 1980's "Glora," a pretty, quirky flute melody that shows that   even at 15, Bj÷rk was figuring out how to integrate her classical   training into her own sensibilities. "Sidasta Eg," from 1984, is an eerie   take on indie/dream pop that suggests her work with the Sugarcubes as   well as her later solo efforts. Disc one of "Roots" also includes the   1983 Kⁿkl track "Fulgar," which in its post-punk artiness also points to   her Sugarcubes days. That era is well-represented by "Ammaeli," the   Icelandic version of their hit "Birthday," and "Mama," both of which hold   up well despite the somewhat glossy, dated-sounding production. As good   as the Kⁿkl and Sugarcubes tracks are, their inclusion only emphasizes   that while Bj÷rk may work well as part of a group, her own music (even in   its earliest stages) is more interesting. Disc two of "Roots" offers a   look at some of her mature solo work in different forms and stages, such   as the demos of "Immature" and "Joga" that are very much works in   progress, but no less beautiful because of that. The disc also includes   "Generous Palmstroke," a live collaboration between Bj÷rk and harpist   Zeena Parkins, as well as "Mother Heroic," a track from the Vespertine   sessions that, like that album's "Sun in My Mouth," combines a delicate   celeste melody with lyrics borrowed from poet e.e. cummings. While the   song isn't quite as striking as the work that did end up on that album,   it's still lovely, and Bj÷rk is the sort of artist whose outtakes are as   worth hearing as her finished work. The single-disc "Beats" emphasizes   the electronic aspects of her work and delves further into her demos,   offering a surprisingly smooth, blissed-out version of "The Modern   Things" co-produced and programmed by Graham Massey, her Post   collaborator. He also gives 1994's "Karvel" a surprisingly   straightforward dance treatment, albeit with unconventional drums ù it   sounds more like an 808 State track with Bj÷rk vocals than an actual   Bj÷rk song. Her work with Mark Bell and Mark "Spike" Stent sounds more   like finished album tracks; "I Go Humble" mixes a syncopated beat with   fuzzy keyboards, and while it's a little less special than what ended up   on Post, it's most definitely worth hearing, as is "Nature Is Ancient,"   which resembles what "Big Time Sensuality" would've sounded like with   Homogenic's burbling, distorted production. The two discs of "Strings" go   in the opposite direction, accenting the organic and academic side of her   music by presenting highlights of her collaborations with the Brodsky   Quartet. From the lush versions of "Possibly Maybe" and "Bachelorette" to   the percussive take on "Cover Me" to "Hunter"'s driven arrangement, it's   clear why Bj÷rk has worked with the quartet repeatedly ù their   expressive, flexible approach to classical and classical-inspired music   fits her aesthetic perfectly. And while "Words" ù the collection of   lyrics from songs like "Pluto," "Cocoon," "Headphones," and "Pagan   Poetry" ù may not be as immediately exciting to fans as the demos and   unreleased tracks, the economy of Bj÷rk's lyrics deserves to be   celebrated, as it's often overshadowed by the dense, dazzling beauty of   her music. With a line like, "On the surface simplicity/But the darkest   pit in me/Is pagan poetry" or a phrase like "emotional landscapes" she   manages to communicate a wealth of feelings in an abstract, yet precise,   manner. This seemingly contradictory approach extends to all of Bj÷rk's   work ù though she's on the cutting edge of music and is resolutely   individual, she's still popular enough to spawn parodies on Saturday   Night Live and Spitting Image and cause a furor over wearing a swan dress   to the Oscars. Fortunately, she's also popular enough to be able to make   sets like Family Tree available on a relatively mainstream scale. A   mini-museum of Bj÷rk's art with a depth that belies its size, Family   Tree's exhaustive, scholarly approach works simply because her music is   worth studying in the detail that the set provides so amply.     -- Heather Phares   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Sound SynerGy is a subdivision of SAC (Sublime Audio Coding), releasing │ │ more mainstream matherial than its mistress krew and working with (but not │ │ limted to) CD as the main audio source. │ │ │ │ Greetings fly out to HA Forums, MorGoTH, Markus Gebhard, [BMW], ÜberNet, │ │ and everyone who appreciates --alt-preset MP3s as the best solution for │ │ exceptional sound quality and compatability today. │ │ │ │ To Contact SSG, email [email protected] │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── . · . · ° . . ° · ° . . . · · ° · · Sound SynerGy ° · ∙ Sublime Audio Coding ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NFO v1.5 - 03/03/11 -sac-log- Bj÷rk-Family_Tree-6CD-2002-ssg Processed by -sac-whq- Log Script on Wed 03/19/2003, 1:14:35.70 -sac-log- →